What is the Greatest Common Factor of 20226 and 20246?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 20226 and 20246 is 2.

GCF(20226,20246) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 20226 and 20246, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 20226 and 20246.

How to find the GCF of 20226 and 20246?

We will first find the prime factorization of 20226 and 20246. After we will calculate the factors of 20226 and 20246 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 20226

Prime factors of 20226 are 2, 3, 3371. Prime factorization of 20226 in exponential form is:

20226 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 3371¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 20246

Prime factors of 20246 are 2, 53, 191. Prime factorization of 20246 in exponential form is:

20246 = 2¹ × 53¹ × 191¹

Step-3: Factors of 20226

List of positive integer factors of 20226 that divides 20226 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 3371, 6742, 10113

Step-4: Factors of 20246

List of positive integer factors of 20246 that divides 20226 without a remainder.

1, 2, 53, 106, 191, 382, 10123

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 20226 and 20246. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 20226 and 20246 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 20226 and 20246